World's top 25 hotels named by TripAdvisor

Is the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai the world's best hotel? It is, according to TripAdvisor users.

Travel booking and review website TripAdvisor.com has announced the winners of its 2013 Travelers' Choice hotel awards.

Now in its eleventh year, the annual awards are based on the global site's millions of user reviews of more than 650,000 hotels collected in a single year and are broken down into the following categories: top hotels, luxury, bargain, service, small hotels and B&Bs and Inns.

Asian properties made a strong showing on this year's world's best hotels list -- particularly the Maldives.

When it comes to brands, there was a clear winner. The Four Seasons is one of only two hotel chains to see its properties earn multiple spots on TripAdvisor's world's best hotels list, with six of its resorts and hotels earning a mention, including the number one spot. (Oberoi made it to the list twice.)

Here's the full list of the world's top hotels, according to TripAdvisor users.

Best B&B and Inn in the World:Casa Portagioia (Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy)

TripAdvisor says the average nightly rate for all winners of the 2013 Travelers' Choice awards for hotels is US$213. Other average rates are: best luxury hotels, $296 per night; best bargain, $152; best for service, $288; top small hotels, $241; B&Bs and Inns, $120; and top hotels, $225.

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